SA Footy

Something doesn't look right...?

The Western Bulldogs are talking up changing back their name...?

Lets hope not.....

What are your thoughts....?

Kangaroos back to "North Melbourne"

Western Bulldogs back to "Footscray"...?

I call 'em Footscray so bring it on...

Western Bulldogs...blah...

Footscray Bulldogs...

I like it.

I love the traditional names.

Footscray Bulldogs sounds a lot better than the Western Bulldogs.

Yep,bring back Footscray. Brings a sence of pride into the local community aswell.

Footscray does sound better than the Western Bulldogs!

Is this an initiative of the AFL to take the 'Western' part out of the name before 'Western Sydney' joins the league?

fair point Boon, also find it a bit suprising considering the Bullies have the whole of Western Melbourne to themsleves

also they are copy cats

Yes the Footscray name should be brought back and Drew Morphett could host "the winners " on channel 2 again .

IIRC Foot-escray became the Western Bulldogs in 1997 or 98, when they first looked at playing some away games in Sydney. Sort of a long term secretive view that they may relocate to Sydney eventually...

However the official view was to appeal to teh broader Western Suburbs of Melbourne....

Who do the residents around Deer Park barrack for now that Western Bulldogs wish to allign themselves with the "trendy" inner Western suburbs of Melbourne...

Dutchy wrote:fair point Boon, also find it a bit suprising considering the Bullies have the whole of Western Melbourne to themsleves

also they are copy cats

Well everybody wants to do that these days.

regards,

REB

hearts on fire wrote:I like it.

I love the traditional names.

Footscray Bulldogs sounds a lot better than the Western Bulldogs.

That's the key word...
traditional...
Footscray would be good, but lets not get carried away cough cough south melbourne cough

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the back of the jumper the letters FFC are written up by the scruff of the neck?
Same with the Sydney guernseys with the SMFC on the back?

Yep FFC, Sydney yep SMFC, Brisbane IIRC BBFFC ?

Spot on re Brissy.
One issue tho...
BBFFC is obviously Brisbane Bears/Fitzroy Football Club(s).
Why would you mention the Bears and not the Lions?

Why did the Brisbane Bears have a koala on it's logo when we all know koalas are not bears?? Food for thought...........

LaughingKookaburra wrote:Why did the Brisbane Bears have a koala on it's logo when we all know koalas are not bears?? Food for thought...........

Ive always been more confused as to why a Croweater club would call itself the Crows!

Wedgie wrote:

LaughingKookaburra wrote:Why did the Brisbane Bears have a koala on it's logo when we all know koalas are not bears?? Food for thought...........

Ive always been more confused as to why a Croweater club would call itself the Crows!

I'd always assumed it had its origin in a play called "And the Big Men Fly" in which "Carn the Crows!" was a theme.

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:Who do the residents around Deer Park barrack for now that Western Bulldogs wish to allign themselves with the "trendy" inner Western suburbs of Melbourne...

Who they've always barracked for - whoever they barracked for before they moved to Deer Park.

sasquatch wrote:Spot on re Brissy.
One issue tho...
BBFFC is obviously Brisbane Bears/Fitzroy Football Club(s).
Why would you mention the Bears and not the Lions?

The football clubs were named the Brisbane Bears Football Club & Fitzroy Football Club (i.e. NOT Fitzroy Lions Football Club).

I'm sure Roylion wil pop in and correct me if I am wrong.